Ireland Year End Wrapup
20 December 2013
Frostbite rounds five and seven. Come and try day Read More >
South Australian State Championship 2013-14 Brighton & Seacliff Weekend
11 December 2013
We had 14 starters for the "Controlled Innovation" B&SYC State Heat Weekend. Please see progressive (unofficial) results below. We have had 6 different winners from 7 starts and thanks goes to B&SYC for putting on a fantastic weekend. Special mention goes to Matt Neale (sailing with Matt Carter) for winning his first ever state heat and buying this author a celebratory beer (lets hope he wins some more...!). Screwball awards went to Tony and Mark for forfeiting their leading position purely because they didn't know where to go. A retrospective screwball award was given to Pete and Nards for their record breaking capsizing master class at Wallaroo! Friend Fireball South Australia on Facebook to view the video link. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152001520784936 Controlled Innovations are a specialist mechanical services electrical contractor. With a Controlled Innovation installation you are guaranteed the highest quality products, installed by professional tradesmen who thrive on perfection and at a fair and reasonable price with no surprises. For more information please have a look at the following link www.controlledinnovation.com.au and talk to Jack Fletcher. The final state heats will be held in January at Largs Bay Sailing Club. Presentation this year is likely to be in February with more details to follow.. Have a Merry and safe Christmas, especially those travelling to Victoria for the National Titles. Regards, IFASA Read More >
Irish Class Celebrates
29 November 2013
The Irish Fireball Class gathered in the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire last Friday, 22nd November, to celebrate the season just past and recognize those people who had excelled on the water or made significant contributions to the Class during the past season. Read More >
South Australian State Titles
27 November 2013
We had a great Burson's weekend at Wallaroo with many stories to tell, and some photos are rumored to be ciculating.... Results of the weekend were mixed with consistency hard to find. Read More >
Irish Frostbite Round 4
25 November 2013
Yesterday’s Frostbite race produced a fleet that had all the appearance of being adversely influenced by the Ireland – New Zealand rugby fixture taking place a short distance away with kick-off very close to the scheduled start of Frostbite racing. Read More >
Frostbite 2 Ireland
14 November 2013
Twelve Fireballs, up 50% from last week’s entry, were part of a record 78-boat fleet for the 2nd round of the 2013/14 Frostbite Series in Dun Laoghaire. An E-mailed survey during the week canvassed opinion from the entrants on possible changes to the format of the racing and two changes were implemented yesterday – the RS fleet had their own start and we had a four-lap trapezoid course – trapezoid in shape only rather than in terms of mark-roundings. Read More >
Thailand Worlds Approaching Fast
12 November 2013
Fireball International wishes to confirm that the 2014 World Championships, due to be hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya, Thailand will proceed as planned. Read More >
Frostbite 1 - Ireland
4 November 2013
With the celebrations of ghouls and ghosts gone for another year, the Irish Fireball fleet can embrace the prospect of Frostbite and Sunday afternoon sailing for the next 5 months. Read More >
2016 Worlds - Back to South Africa
1 November 2013
It has been a long time between drinks but that just makes the return of the Fireball World Championships to South Africa even more special. Fireball International are excited to announce that Mossel Bay located on the famous Garden Route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth has been chosen to host the 2016 Fireball World Championships. Read More >
Port Festival Regatta 2013
22 October 2013
The South Australian Port Festival Regatta was a great success. We had 15 fireballs competing on the Port River in front of the Birkenhead Tavern. Racing was close and the course area tight leaving little room for error. The wind conditions were variable in both strength and direction making it an extremely challenging experience for both competitors and the race committee. There were 3 races in the morning with a break to the pub for lunch followed by a further 3 races in the afternoon. The results were: 1st overall Greg Allison/Allen Blenkle 1st junior Jalina Thompson-Kambas/Patrick Alm 1st on handicap Dave Godden/Ryan McCallister Our first Screwball winner for the season was Brett Littledike for dislocating his thumb while taking off his wetsuit shorts!! We thank the race committee and the Port Adelaide Sailing Club for their fantastic efforts in organising a great day for us to kick off the new season. It was a worthwhile event to showoff sailing and in particular Fireball sailing to the general public. We hope we can do it again next year! Read More >
